Public Philosophy Essays on Morality in Politics
In this book, Michael Sandel takes up some of the hotly contested moral and political issues of our time, including affirmative action, assisted suicide, abortion, gay rights, stem cell research, the meaning of toleration and civility, the gap between rich and poor, the role of markets, and the place of religion in public life. He argues that the most prominent ideals in our political life--individual rights and freedom of choice--do not by themselves provide an adequate ethic for a democratic society. Sandel calls for a politics that gives greater emphasis to citizenship, community, and civic virtue, and that grapples more directly with questions of the good life. Liberals often worry that inviting moral and religious argument into the public sphere runs the risk of intolerance and coercion. These essays respond to that concern by showing that substantive moral discourse is not at odds with progressive public purposes, and that a pluralist society need not shrink from engaging the moral and religious convictions that its citizens bring to public life.
PhilosophyEthics & Moral PhilosophyPoliticalPolitical ScienceCivics & CitizenshipHistory & Theory
RELEASED2005
PUBLISHERHarvard University Press
LENGTH292
LANGUAGEEN
Michael J. Sandel (born 1953) is an American political philosopher. He is the Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Professor of Government Theory at Harvard University Law School, where his course Justice was the university's first course to be made freely available online and on television. It has been viewed by tens of millions of people around the world, including in China, where Sandel was named the "most influential foreign figure of the year" (China Newsweek). He is also known for his critique of John Rawls' *A Theory of Justice* in his first book, *Liberalism and the Limits of Justice* (1982). He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2002. **Source**: [Michael J. Sandel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Sandel) on Wikipedia.
Public Philosophy Essays on Morality in Politics
In this book, Michael Sandel takes up some of the hotly contested moral and political issues of our time, including affirmative action, assisted suicide, abortion, gay rights, stem cell research, the meaning of toleration and civility, the gap between rich and poor, the role of markets, and the place of religion in public life. He argues that the most prominent ideals in our political life--individual rights and freedom of choice--do not by themselves provide an adequate ethic for a democratic society. Sandel calls for a politics that gives greater emphasis to citizenship, community, and civic virtue, and that grapples more directly with questions of the good life. Liberals often worry that inviting moral and religious argument into the public sphere runs the risk of intolerance and coercion. These essays respond to that concern by showing that substantive moral discourse is not at odds with progressive public purposes, and that a pluralist society need not shrink from engaging the moral and religious convictions that its citizens bring to public life.
PhilosophyEthics & Moral PhilosophyPoliticalPolitical ScienceCivics & CitizenshipHistory & TheoryPolitical ProcessAmerican Government
RELEASED2005
PUBLISHERHarvard University Press
LENGTH292
LANGUAGEEN
Michael J. Sandel (born 1953) is an American political philosopher. He is the Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Professor of Government Theory at Harvard University Law School, where his course Justice was the university's first course to be made freely available online and on television. It has been viewed by tens of millions of people around the world, including in China, where Sandel was named the "most influential foreign figure of the year" (China Newsweek). He is also known for his critique of John Rawls' *A Theory of Justice* in his first book, *Liberalism and the Limits of Justice* (1982). He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2002. **Source**: [Michael J. Sandel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Sandel) on Wikipedia.
